id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
6490	Accept variable keyword args in authentication	Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@…>	nobody	"Currently authentication functions accept username and password,
but some authentication algorithms may require other types
of credentials (such as public keys or ip addresses).
Thus the authenticate() function should accept variable keyword
arguments to allow such constructs.
"	New feature	closed	contrib.auth	dev	Normal	fixed			Design decision needed	1	0	0	0	0	0